Was invited to design a quilt for Lecein. Had 2 weeks to design it, sew it and ship it off! It was an amazing experience, and I am so honored to be considered. I named the quilt "Mann Creek" after the farm my family settled over a 100 years ago in Idaho. You can download the free pattern here, along with many other fabulous free patterns.

October

The issue of American Patchwork & Quilting with my pattern in it comes out! In shocl for the most of the month!I graduate with my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.On a family trip to New York, get to meet the illustrious Gina Garan of "This is Blythe" at her NYC studio.

November

This month can only remembered as the fabric binge month! I could probably open up my own fabric store at this point.

December

Ummmm...do I even need to remind you all of the sewing machine + finger incident?? It really kind of threw my whole month and Christmas off! We had an amazing blizzard. Over 2 feet of snow and the whole city shut down for about 4 days. It was so peaceful...just being with the family at home.

NewYear'sResolutions

I think New Year's is a great time to set goals. And putting them on your blog is a great way to ensure you complete them, right? My goals this year are:Start publishing my own patternsHave a booth at Fall Market as a designer (eeeek!)Pick some ding dang curtains for the studio!Eat healthier (I'm working on it!)

Happy New Year to you too Jennifer! You have most definitely had a productive year, and I'm so glad that this year also meant us becoming friends! You are wonderful and I can't wait to see all of the amazing things you come up with in the year ahead!